Legal Opinion
Ledbetter v. United States
District Court, W.D. North Carolina
Decided December 13, 2001No. CIV. 1:01CV197, No. CRIM. 1:99CR67-14PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
THORNBURG, District Judge.
THIS MATTER is before the Court on the Petitioner’s motion pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255 to vacate, set aside or correct his sentence, a supplement thereto and his motion for leave to proceed in forma, pauperis. No response is necessary from the Government.
A prisoner in federal custody may attack his conviction and sentence on the ground that it is in violation of the Constitution or United States law, was imposed without jurisdiction, exceeds the maximum penalty, or is otherwise subject to collateral attack. 28 U.S.C. § 2255. However,
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